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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
distance learning have provided the means for
students
in nations all aver the world
to take part in online classes.
MOOC classes are
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
topics that
distance learning organizations
are having to consider
today because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can we
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
undertakings.
Researchers want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
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