MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
developments in
elearning are providing the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
certify that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can we
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Macedonia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
abundant there is a
demand
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
undertakings.
Instructors want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
In response to this
need for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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