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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
distance learning make it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
Massive open online courses are
customarily 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
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because online education technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
People want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
need for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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