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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
students
in nations all aver the world
to take online classes.
These massively open online courses are
commonly 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 several
topics that
online education institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can students
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Northern Cyprus to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
demand
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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