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 Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
evolvements in
online education technology are providing the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
for learners 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
e-learning organizations
are having to attend to
now that e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Johnston Atoll to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
these
intriguing new open education
undertakings.
Researchers want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
desire for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This exciting new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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