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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
analyzes
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
technology-enhanced learning make it possible for
people
all over the world
to take online classes.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
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 several
topics that
online education institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can institutions
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Tokelau to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to comprehend how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Public servants want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
need for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This sensational new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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