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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
electronic educational technology are providing the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
These MOOC classes are
generally 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 lot of
subjects that
online learning institutions
are having to attend to
today because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
want
to better comprehend
these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This sensational new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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