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 this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
subjects
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
developments in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take courses online.
Massively open online courses are
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 quite a few
topics that
learning technology institutions
have to deal with
now that elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can we
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Germany to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
need
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
fascinating new open educational
undertakings.
Universities want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
demand for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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