MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
changes in
e-learning are making it possible for
people
all around the world
to take part in classes online.
MOOC classes are
typically 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.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a variety of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can we
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Korea, North to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open educational
undertakings.
Intellectuals want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
demand for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This thrilling new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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