MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
gains in
elearning make it possible for
humans
all around the world
to take part in classes online.
These MOOC courses are
almost always 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 lot of
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these MOOCs?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
ventures.
Teachers want
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
demand for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This amazing new book
also articulates the
key 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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