MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
elearning technology are enabling
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in online courses.
These MOOC classes are
typically 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
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
certify that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Seattle Central Community College to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
need
to better understand
these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
desire for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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