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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
e-learning are empowering
students
all over the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
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 lot of
topics that
learning technology organizations
have to consider
now that online learning technology is
improving so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can we
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
University of Rochester to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desire
to be aware of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Teachers want
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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