MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
gains in
online education have made it possible for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
normally 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.
There are a lot of
topics that
elearning technology organizations
are having to attend to
today because online education technology is
advancing so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can learners
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Florida to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
available there is a
developing
desideratum
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
new open educational
endeavours.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
need for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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