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 this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
free
for learners 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 many
issues that
online education organizations
are having to attend to
today because online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
assure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can participants
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Santa Clara University to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open education
ventures.
Everyone wants
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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