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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
students
all over the world
to take part in courses online.
These MOOC courses are
ordinarily 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 many
subjects that
online learning institutions
are having to attend to
today because online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can we
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can we
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOCs?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
need
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
People want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
need for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This scholarly new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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