MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
explores
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advances in
technology-enhanced learning enable
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
typically 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
e-learning organizations
have to struggle with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can participants
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This amazing new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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