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 this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
advances in
elearning technology have empowered
humans
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
Massively open online courses are
free
for students 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 many
subjects that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Vietnam to conduct these MOOCs?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
demand
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
new open education
endeavours.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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