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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
talks about
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
advancements in
learning technology have empowered
learners
in nations all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOC courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
now that learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can learners
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
MOOEC to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desire
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Teachers want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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