MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
evolvements in
distance learning make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
These MOOCs are
usually free
but do not
consistently
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 quite a few
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
today because online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can students
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Saint Martin to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desideratum
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
experiments.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education issues.
This amazing new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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