MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
articulates
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advancements in
e-learning technology are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
These massive open courses are
usually free
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 a variety of
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can institutions
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can organizations
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Oman to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desire
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open educational
initiatives.
People want
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
need for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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