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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
online learning enable
people
all over the world
to be participants in online classes.
These massive open online courses are
mostly 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 a lot of
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Everyone wants
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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