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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
humans
all around the world
to take online courses.
MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students 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 lot of
issues that
online learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
today because online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can learners
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desire
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Instructors want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
desire for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This intriguing new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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