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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
addresses
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
developments in
e-learning are making it possible for
students
in nations all aver the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
normally free
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 quite a few
issues that
e-learning organizations
have to deal with
now that elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience.
How can organizations
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Peninsula College to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can stakeholders
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Universities want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This stimulating new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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