MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
distance learning technology have enabled
people
all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massive open courses are
ordinarily free
for learners 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 lot of
issues that
e-learning organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because blended learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Reunion to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can we
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
promising new open educational
ventures.
People want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
demand for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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