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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
talks about
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
online education technology have empowered
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take courses online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive online 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 several
topics that
online learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can we
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Iraq to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Teachers want
to comprehend how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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