MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
distance learning technology make it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
These massively open online courses are
almost always 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 many
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can organizations
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
demand for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This thrilling new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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