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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
reviews
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
online learning technology are providing the means for
humans
all around the world
to take part in online courses.
MOOCs are
normally free
for students 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 quite a few
subjects that
e-learning organizations
have to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
certify that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
need
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
compelling new open educational
ventures.
Everybody wants
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
need for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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