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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
learners
all over the world
to take classes online.
Massive open online courses are
typically 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 a variety of
subjects that
e-learning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can we
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Utah State University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
open education
endeavours.
Academics want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This amazing new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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