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 this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
talks about
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advancements in
learning technology make it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOCs are
mostly 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
issues that
e-learning organizations
are having to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can institutions
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Mauritania to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
demand
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
demand for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This inspiring new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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