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 cutting-edge 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
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
electronic education technology are providing the means for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online courses.
These massive open courses are
generally free
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 a variety of
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can participants
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
demand for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This intriguing new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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