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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
evolvements in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can students
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Houston System to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
demand
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better grasp
these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Professors want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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