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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
describes
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advancements in
online education technology are making it possible for
students
in nations all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
typically free
for learners 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
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can learners
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
need
to better comprehend
these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Public servants want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
desire for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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