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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
learning technology make it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
Massive open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
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 lot of
subjects that
online education institutions
are considering
now that learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can participants
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Martinique to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
necessity
to perceive how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Public servants want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
demand for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education topics.
This dramatic new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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