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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
topics
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
online education make it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOC classes are
typically free
for learners 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 numerous
issues that
online learning organizations
are considering
today because online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Zimbabwe to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This gripping new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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