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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
elearning technology have enabled
students
all over the world
to be participants in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
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 quite a few
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to consider
now that online education technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
necessity
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
undertakings.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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