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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
developments in
online learning technology have provided the means for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
typically 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
topics that
online learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Norway to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Universities want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
desideratum for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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