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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
topics
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
electronic education technology are making it possible for
learners
all around the world
to take part in online courses.
MOOC courses are
typically free
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
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are dealing with
now that elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
India to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
available there is a
desideratum
to perceive how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
Trainers want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
need for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also addresses 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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