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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
humans
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can learners
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
UC Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
these
fascinating new open education
endeavours.
Scientists want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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