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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
analyzes
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
elearning technology have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in online classes.
These massive open courses are
normally 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.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a variety of
topics that
elearning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
developing so fast.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can institutions
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
demand
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
need for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This thrilling new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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