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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
electronic educational technology have empowered
people
all over the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
usually 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.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are several
subjects that
e-learning organizations
are considering
now that online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Howland Island to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
these
open educational
endeavours.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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