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 is a
edited collection
that
studies
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
online education technology enable
students
in nations all aver 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 online MOOC courses are
commonly free
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 numerous
subjects that
online education institutions
are struggling with
now that online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desire
to be aware of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Teachers want
to comprehend how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
demand for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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