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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
topics
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
online learning technology enable
people
in nations all around the world
to take courses online.
These MOOC courses are
generally 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 many
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can participants
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
undertakings.
Professors want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
demand for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This inspiring new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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