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 is a
edited collection
which
investigates
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
elearning technology are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These massively open online courses are
typically 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 quite a few
topics that
learning technology institutions
must deal with
today because blended learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can students
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Afghanistan to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desire
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
demand for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also reviews the
major 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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