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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
typically 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 a variety of
issues that
e-learning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
initiatives.
Universities want
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
need for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This definitive new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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