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 the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
talks about
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
developments in
technology-enhanced learning have enabled
students
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
usually 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
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are dealing with
now that blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can organizations
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desire
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
People want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
desire for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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