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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
addresses
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
developments in
learning technology are empowering
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in online classes.
These massive open online courses are
typically free
for students 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 lot of
issues that
online learning technology institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can participants
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Scholars want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
demand for
facts
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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