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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
learning technology are making it possible for
students
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
These massive open online courses are
customarily 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 variety of
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can learners
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Netherlands to conduct these MOOC courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
intriguing new open education
undertakings.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This 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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