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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advancements in
blended learning technology enable
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses 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 numerous
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
El Salvador to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better grasp
these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
demand for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This interesting new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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