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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
changes in
elearning have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
These massive online courses are
normally free
for students 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
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
must deal with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
developing so fast.
How can we
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
United Kingdom to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Researchers want
to comprehend how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
need for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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