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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are considering
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can we
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Kenya to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
Researchers want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
desire for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This scholarly new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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