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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
articulates
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
humans
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
These MOOCs are
typically free
for students 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 variety of
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because learning technology is
improving so quickly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Aruba to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
demand
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
need for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education issues.
This inspiring new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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