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 the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
evolvements in
e-learning have made it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
These massive online courses are
usually free
for students 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 many
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
have to deal with
now that learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can participants
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Mauritania to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
need
to understand
these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Trainers want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This interesting new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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