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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
studies
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
electronic education technology have made it possible for
learners
in nations all around the world
to take part in online classes.
These MOOCs are
normally 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.
There are several
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are struggling with
now that learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Micronesia to conduct these MOOCs?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
new open educational
initiatives.
Universities want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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