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 Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
e-learning technology are enabling
students
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses online.
MOOC courses are
commonly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
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
online learning technology institutions
are having to consider
now that technology-enhanced learning is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can organizations
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
need
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Universities want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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