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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
describes
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advancements in
online learning technology are making it possible for
humans
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massive online courses are
normally 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 numerous
subjects that
online learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can participants
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Nicaragua to conduct these MOOCs?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
significant new open education
undertakings.
People want
to comprehend how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
need for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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