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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
distance learning enable
humans
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These online MOOCs are
free
for students 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 a variety of
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
have to deal with
now that online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
procurable there is a
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This intriguing new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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