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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
describes
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
technology-enhanced learning have enabled
humans
in nations all aver the world
to take part in online classes.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
MOOCs are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education institutions
are dealing with
now that online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To handle this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This new book
also addresses the
most important 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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