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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
gains in
e-learning technology are enabling
students
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
MOOCs 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 numerous
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
now that technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can learners
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Ecuador to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Scholars want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This amazing new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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