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 this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
elearning are making it possible for
learners
all over the world
to take courses online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massive open courses are
mostly 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 lot of
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are dealing with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
endeavours.
People want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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