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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
analyzes
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
evolvements in
electronic educational technology enable
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
usually 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 a variety of
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Wellesley College to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
necessity
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
Teachers want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
need for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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