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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
talks about
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
online learning technology have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to take classes online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These online MOOC courses are
normally 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 a lot of
issues that
e-learning organizations
are having to consider
today because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
certify that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can students
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
iversity to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
need
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
endeavours.
Scholars want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
desire for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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