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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
analyzes
subjects
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
electronic education technology make it possible for
people
all around the world
to participate in online courses.
These online MOOCs are
mostly 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.
There are many
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
have to struggle with
now that learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can participants
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Pennsylvania to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
desire
to better grasp
these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Students want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This inspiring new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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