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
book
which
examines
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
elearning are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to participate in online classes.
These MOOC courses are
almost always free
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
topics that
elearning institutions
must deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Jamaica to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desire
to comprehend how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
need for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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