MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
advances in
learning technology are making it possible for
humans
all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
These massive open online courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Brown University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to perceive how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Trainers want
to comprehend how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This definitive new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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