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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
digital education technology have enabled
people
all over the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
almost always free
for learners 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 many
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Seychelles to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
demand
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Everybody wants
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This exciting new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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