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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
topics
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to participate in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for learners 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 a variety of
subjects that
learning technology organizations
have to consider
more than ever because blended learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can institutions
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Portugal to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desideratum
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This exciting new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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