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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
electronic education technology make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
mostly 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 numerous
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are having to attend to
today because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can students
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
India to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
new open educational
undertakings.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
demand for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This gripping new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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