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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
talks about
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
learning technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOCs are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
learning technology institutions
are struggling with
today because distance learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can organizations
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Guam to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
necessity
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Scientists want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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