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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
elearning have empowered
students
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
These massive open online courses are
mostly 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 many
subjects that
online learning organizations
have to deal with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
new open education
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This inspiring new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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