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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
technology-enhanced learning are enabling
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
almost always 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 numerous
subjects that
blended learning institutions
have to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of South Florida to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Everybody wants
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
desire for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This dramatic new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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