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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
studies
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
electronic education technology are making it possible for
humans
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
MOOC courses are
commonly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning institutions
are struggling with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can we
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Ascension to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
open education
initiatives.
Scholars want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education topics.
This definitive new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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