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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
analyzes
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
e-learning technology are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to take online classes.
These massive online courses are
free
for students 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 numerous
topics that
online learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Utah Valley University to conduct these MOOC classes?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
want
to better understand
these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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