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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
talks about
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for
humans
in nations all around the world
to take classes online.
These massive online courses are
normally 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 a variety of
topics that
learning technology institutions
are having to consider
today because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can learners
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
necessity
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Trainers want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
need for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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