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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
e-learning have made it possible for
learners
all over the world
to take online courses.
These online MOOCs are
customarily 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 several
issues that
blended learning organizations
are considering
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
certify that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Brazil to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This definitive new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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