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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
elearning have empowered
students
all over the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
usually free
for students 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 several
topics that
online education organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can learners
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
desire for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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