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
reviews
subjects
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Modern
developments in
online learning technology have enabled
students
all around the world
to take part in online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOCs are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are many
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
have to consider
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
necessity
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
open educational
undertakings.
Researchers want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
desideratum for
details
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This definitive new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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