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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
investigates
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
online education technology have provided the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are
normally free
for students but do not
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
e-learning organizations
are considering
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
certify that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can we
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Professors want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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