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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
studies
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
distance learning technology are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These online MOOC courses are
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.
There are several
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can students
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Niue to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
demand
to comprehend how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
need
to better understand
these
interesting new open educational
undertakings.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
demand for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This inspiring new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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