MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
talks about
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
electronic educational technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are quite a few
topics that
learning technology institutions
are considering
today because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can learners
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Eliademy to conduct these MOOCs?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
available there is a
necessity
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
undertakings.
Teachers want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
demand for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This authoritative new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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