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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
online education are empowering
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
customarily 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 quite a few
subjects that
e-learning technology institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource issues.
This gripping new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
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