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 this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
talks about
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
electronic educational technology have made it possible for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take part in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are many
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are having to consider
today because learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
certify that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can participants
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Uganda to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
new open education
endeavours.
Scholars want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
need for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This interesting new book
also researches the
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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