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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
elearning technology enable
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes online.
These online MOOCs are
usually free
but do not
always
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
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
must deal with
today because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
certify that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Sweden to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
open education
initiatives.
Corporations want
to know how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
need for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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