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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
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 a variety of
subjects that
online learning institutions
must deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can learners
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
demand
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
these
fascinating new open education
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
demand for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This amazing new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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