MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
elearning have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
but do not
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 many
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
are having to attend to
today because distance learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can participants
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Michigan to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desideratum
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
these
important new open education
initiatives.
Teachers want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This intriguing new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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