MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
online education are enabling
learners
all over the world
to take online courses.
MOOC courses are
generally 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 several
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can participants
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Guinea to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
demand for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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