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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advancements in
technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
These MOOC courses are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology institutions
are considering
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Suriname to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
want
to better understand
these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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