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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
customarily 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 many
issues that
online learning institutions
must deal with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can institutions
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Togo to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Instructors want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
desire for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This definitive new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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