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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advancements in
online education technology are enabling
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
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 numerous
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
are having to deal with
now that learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
demand
to be aware of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
Trainers want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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