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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advancements in
online education technology are providing the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
for learners 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 a lot of
subjects that
e-learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can teachers
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
demand
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
demand for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education issues.
This book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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