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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advancements in
learning technology have enabled
people
all over the world
to participate in classes online.
MOOCs are
mostly free
for students 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 many
subjects that
elearning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Peru to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
need
to better understand
these
important new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
desire for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This gripping new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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