MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
describes
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes online.
These massive online courses are
typically 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 quite a few
topics that
e-learning organizations
are dealing with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Burundi to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Students want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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