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 this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
distance learning technology have empowered
learners
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
These MOOC classes are
usually free
for learners 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 a variety of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
assure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Emory University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
open educational
experiments.
People want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
details
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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