MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
e-learning technology are making it possible for
people
all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These online MOOCs are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are considering
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Hong Kong to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Scholars want
to comprehend how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
need for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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