MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
studies
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
distance learning are providing the means for
students
in nations all aver the world
to take part in classes online.
These MOOCs are
customarily free
for learners but do not
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
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to deal with
now that learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
certify that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Senegal to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desire
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
ventures.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
desire for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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