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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
studies
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
e-learning technology are empowering
people
in nations all around the world
to take courses online.
These massive open courses are
customarily free
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 a variety of
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are having to deal with
now that elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Saint Lucia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
want
to understand
these
promising new open education
experiments.
Corporations want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
need for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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