MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
students
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOC courses are
customarily free
for learners 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.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are several
topics that
elearning organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Israel to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
demand
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
demand for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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