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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
analyzes
subjects
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
learning technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
These massive open online courses are
normally 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 several
issues that
distance learning organizations
have to consider
now that distance learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can participants
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
France to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
desideratum for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This thrilling new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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