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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
These MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
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 distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desire
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open educational
ventures.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
need for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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