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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
analyzes
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
distance learning technology make it possible for
learners
all around the world
to take part in courses online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online education organizations
are having to deal with
today because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can participants
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
iversity to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Universities want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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