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 this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
studies
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
elearning are making it possible for
learners
all over the world
to participate in online courses.
Massive open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
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
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to deal with
today because learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to comprehend how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open education
ventures.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
need for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This sensational new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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