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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
addresses
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
online education technology have enabled
people
in nations all around the world
to take courses online.
These massive online courses are
commonly free
for students 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
e-learning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Ashmore and Cartier Islands to conduct these MOOC courses?
How can we
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Corporations want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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