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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
developments in
online education are empowering
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
mostly 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
subjects that
blended learning institutions
are having to attend to
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can organizations
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Zambia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
undertakings.
Public servants want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
need for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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