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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
talks about
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
evolvements in
online education have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
mostly free
but do not
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
technology-enhanced learning organizations
must deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can we
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Utah State University to conduct these MOOC classes?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
want
to better comprehend
these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to comprehend how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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