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 the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
addresses
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
e-learning technology have empowered
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for students 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 many
subjects that
blended learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can learners
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Zimbabwe to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Students want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
desideratum for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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