MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
learning technology are providing the means for
students
all around the world
to take online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOC courses are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Guatemala to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can we
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Corporations want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
desire for
details
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This amazing new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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