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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
analyzes
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
online learning technology are making it possible for
students
all over the world
to be participants in classes online.
Massive open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
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
e-learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
today because online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can learners
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Australia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This amazing new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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