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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
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 institutions
are having to consider
now that distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
fascinating new open education
endeavours.
Universities want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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