MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
topics
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
online learning have provided the means for
learners
all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
customarily 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 quite a few
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to consider
now that technology-enhanced learning is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can organizations
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Jordan to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Scholars want
to comprehend how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also considers 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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