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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
describes
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
blended learning technology make it possible for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take part in online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for learners 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 numerous
issues that
online learning institutions
have to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
certify that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Coral Sea Islands to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
demand for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also considers 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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