MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advancements in
electronic education technology enable
people
all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
almost always 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 a variety of
topics that
e-learning institutions
have to consider
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Puerto Rico to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can participants
manage
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
need for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This amazing new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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