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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
developments in
e-learning make it possible for
humans
all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
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
issues that
e-learning organizations
must deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can we
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Madagascar to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
undertakings.
Academics want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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