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 this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
explores
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
electronic education technology are making it possible for
people
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
These MOOCs are
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
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are considering
now that learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
guarantee that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Renton Technical College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
exciting new open education
experiments.
People want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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