MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
technology-enhanced learning have empowered
people
all over the world
to take online courses.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Burkina Faso to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Educators want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
desideratum for
facts
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This scholarly new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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