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 the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
distance learning technology have enabled
people
all around the world
to take classes online.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
MOOC courses are
mostly 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 many
subjects that
distance learning organizations
have to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can participants
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Uzbekistan to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
would like
to better perceive
these
open educational
initiatives.
People want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
desideratum for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This intriguing new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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