MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
gains in
electronic educational technology have empowered
people
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
generally 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 numerous
subjects that
online education institutions
have to consider
now that online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Greenland to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
available there is a
desire
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
want
to understand
these
new open education
experiments.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
need for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource issues.
This amazing new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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