MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
usually 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 many
issues that
elearning organizations
are considering
now that elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
make sure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can learners
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
need
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
desire for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education issues.
This new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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