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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
describes
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
online education enable
humans
in nations all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
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 several
issues that
online education organizations
are considering
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can learners
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
demand
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
In response to this
desideratum for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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