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 the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
e-learning are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
normally 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 many
issues that
learning technology organizations
are struggling with
now that learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
One Month to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Everybody wants
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This inspiring new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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