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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
elearning have enabled
learners
all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
Massive open online courses are
free
but do not
consistently
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.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a variety of
subjects that
elearning organizations
are having to attend to
today because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can learners
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Peninsula College to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can teachers
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
demand
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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