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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
explores
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
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
distance learning organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Boston University to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
these
open educational
initiatives.
People want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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