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 this exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
students
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
normally 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 several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desideratum
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Public servants want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This amazing new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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