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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
normally 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 many
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Nepal to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
demand
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Researchers want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
need for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This stimulating new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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