MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
explores
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
electronic education technology are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
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
topics that
online learning organizations
are dealing with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Everybody wants
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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