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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
distance learning technology have empowered
people
all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
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
subjects that
online learning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Everyone wants
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
details
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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