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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
elearning technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
learning technology institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
open educational
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
details
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This intriguing new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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