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 Around the World is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
changes in
online learning enable
students
in nations all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
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
blended learning institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
necessity
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better perceive
these
new open educational
ventures.
Everybody wants
to comprehend how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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