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 this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
explores
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
evolvements in
online education have empowered
people
in nations all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for learners 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
topics that
online learning technology institutions
have to consider
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Italy to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desideratum
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
need
to understand
these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Lecturers want
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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