MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
e-learning technology have empowered
learners
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses online.
These massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students 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 numerous
topics that
online learning institutions
are struggling with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can learners
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Rwanda to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
available there is a
need
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
undertakings.
Professors want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
demand for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also studies 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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