MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
explores
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
gains in
electronic education technology are making it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in online classes.
These MOOCs are
mostly free
for learners 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.
There are a variety of
topics that
learning technology institutions
must deal with
today because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
One Month to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
available there is a
growing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This dramatic new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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