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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
investigates
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
e-learning technology are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
customarily 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
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
today because blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
The Bahamas to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Scholars want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This inspiring new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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