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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
evolvements in
distance learning are providing the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
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
subjects that
e-learning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can we
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Liberia to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
ventures.
Universities want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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