MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
gains in
online education are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
These massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
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 many
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As online education becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
need for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This exciting new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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