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
edited collection
that
deals with
topics
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
online education technology have enabled
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
These massive online courses are
usually free
but do not
always
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
topics that
distance learning organizations
must deal with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can students
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Eritrea to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better grasp
these
fascinating new open educational
undertakings.
Scholars want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
need for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational issues.
This new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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