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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
subjects
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
distance learning technology are enabling
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massively open online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
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
online education organizations
have to struggle with
now that learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can students
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Sudan to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
demand
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
new open educational
ventures.
Everyone wants
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This exciting new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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