MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
investigates
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
usually free
for students but do not
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 lot of
issues that
e-learning organizations
have to consider
today because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
South Africa to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
demand
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Scholars want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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