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 Around the World is a
book
which
articulates
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
advancements in
electronic education technology make it possible for
people
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
These massive online courses are
generally 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 quite a few
issues that
e-learning institutions
are struggling with
now that distance learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
would like
to understand
these
open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This scholarly new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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