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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
explores
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
e-learning are making it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
These massive online courses are
normally 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 a variety of
issues that
learning technology organizations
have to consider
now that online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
assure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
YouTube to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
open education
experiments.
Professors want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This definitive new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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