MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
electronic education technology have empowered
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
normally 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 quite a few
subjects that
e-learning technology institutions
must deal with
now that elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
San Diego State University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
need
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Public servants want
to comprehend how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
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