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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
studies
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
electronic educational technology are empowering
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
almost always 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 many
issues that
distance learning organizations
must deal with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience.
How can institutions
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
necessity
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
experiments.
Trainers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This stimulating new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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