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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
learning technology are providing the means for
students
all around the world
to take part in online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for learners 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 several
subjects that
blended learning institutions
are considering
today because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can students
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Israel to conduct these MOOC courses?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desire
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
need for
details
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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