MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
subjects
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
elearning technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
customarily free
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 a lot of
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Trainers want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
need for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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