MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
describes
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
e-learning have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to be participants in online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
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
blended learning institutions
have to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can students
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Minnesota to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
necessity
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
initiatives.
Professors want
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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