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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
describes
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advancements in
online learning have provided the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes online.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners 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 a lot of
subjects that
online education institutions
are having to struggle with
now that learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
certify that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Suriname to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education topics.
This new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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