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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advancements in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
learners
all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive open online courses are
commonly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can we
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Equatorial Guinea to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
necessity
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
important new open education
experiments.
Scholars want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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