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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
technology-enhanced learning have enabled
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students 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 a variety of
subjects that
elearning institutions
are dealing with
now that online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can students
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Eritrea to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
promising new open education
ventures.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
growing
desideratum for
facts
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education topics.
This definitive new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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