MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
e-learning technology are making it possible for
humans
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
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
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
are dealing with
now that elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to comprehend how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
ventures.
Instructors want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This authoritative new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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