MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
analyzes
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
e-learning enable
learners
in nations all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
mostly free
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 variety of
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are considering
now that online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can students
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Malawi to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desire
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
undertakings.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational topics.
This exciting new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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