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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
researches
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
ordinarily 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.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a lot of
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to consider
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Seattle Central Community College to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to comprehend how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Scientists want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
need for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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