MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
articulates
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
changes in
online learning technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
These massive open courses are
free
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
subjects that
e-learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
North Seattle Community College to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
open education
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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