MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
describes
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
evolvements in
online learning technology have empowered
people
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
usually 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 numerous
issues that
elearning technology institutions
have to deal with
now that learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
certify that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can we
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Pridnestrovie (Transnistria) to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
demand
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
need for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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