MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
studies
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
evolvements in
distance learning technology are empowering
people
in nations all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
free
for learners 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 several
topics that
online learning technology institutions
are struggling with
today because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can learners
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Tuvalu to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
necessity
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Educators want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
need for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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