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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
digital education technology are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses online.
These massive open courses are
generally free
but do not
always
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 numerous
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
today because online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Guinea-Bissau to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
desire
to better grasp
these
compelling new open education
undertakings.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
demand for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This thrilling new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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