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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
learning technology are empowering
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online education organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can we
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Honduras to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
ventures.
Everybody wants
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This amazing new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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