MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist.
There are a variety of
subjects that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
now that distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can participants
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Saint Barthelemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
necessity
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better grasp
these
new open education
ventures.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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