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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
distance learning are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are quite a few
topics that
distance learning institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
necessity
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
need
to better grasp
these
new open education
undertakings.
Trainers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This definitive new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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