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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
explores
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
evolvements in
learning technology are making it possible for
students
in nations all around the world
to take part in online classes.
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 numerous
subjects that
distance learning organizations
must deal with
now that blended learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can organizations
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Rwanda to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
demand
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
Educators want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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