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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
explores
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
elearning are enabling
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
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 a variety of
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to consider
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can participants
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
demand
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Students want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This sensational new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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