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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
digital education technology are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
Massive open online courses are
usually free
for learners 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a variety of
topics that
elearning technology organizations
have to consider
today because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can learners
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Nepal to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
necessity
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
important new open education
ventures.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
demand for
information
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This amazing new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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