MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advances in
elearning technology have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes 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
e-learning institutions
have to consider
today because learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Tanzania to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
need
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Public servants want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
desire for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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