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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
e-learning technology are making it possible for
humans
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive open online courses are
generally 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 quite a few
topics that
learning technology organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can students
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Scholars want
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This stimulating new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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