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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
addresses
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
changes in
distance learning are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to take part in online courses.
Massive open online courses are
typically free
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
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to deal with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can institutions
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
fascinating new open education
ventures.
Lecturers want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
desire for
details
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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