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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOCs are
normally 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 a variety of
topics that
online education institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
desire for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This amazing new book
also reviews 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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