MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
describes
subjects
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
evolvements in
digital education technology are enabling
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses online.
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.
MOOC courses are
commonly free
for learners 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 lot of
subjects that
online education organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can we
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
need
to better understand
these
new open educational
undertakings.
Professors want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This amazing new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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