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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
describes
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
online learning technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes online.
These online MOOC 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 a variety of
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can students
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
YouTube to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
desideratum
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
Universities want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This amazing new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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