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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
blended learning technology are enabling
learners
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These MOOC classes are
commonly free
for learners but do not
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 several
subjects that
distance learning organizations
must deal with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can we
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
undertakings.
Professors want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
need for
facts
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This exciting new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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