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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
online education technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students 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 several
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
must deal with
now that elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Paraguay to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to know how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
need for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This amazing new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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