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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
gains in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
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 lot of
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to consider
now that learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
be assured that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Pakistan to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
open education
ventures.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
desire for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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