MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
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 Around the World is a
book
which
examines
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
evolvements in
e-learning are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online courses.
These MOOCs are
generally free
for students 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 quite a few
issues that
online education institutions
are considering
now that elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
open education
initiatives.
People want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This definitive new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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