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 the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
investigates
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take online classes.
MOOC courses are
generally free
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 many
subjects that
online learning institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can learners
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Belarus to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
demand
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
open education
ventures.
Universities want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
desire for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This definitive new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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