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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
analyzes
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
distance learning have empowered
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in online classes.
These massive online courses are
generally free
for learners 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
subjects that
online learning institutions
are considering
more than ever because blended learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can participants
guarantee that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can organizations
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Laos to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
ventures.
Universities want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
demand for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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