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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
addresses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advancements in
electronic educational technology enable
people
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for learners 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
issues that
online education institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Norfolk Island to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
need
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
promising new open education
ventures.
Universities want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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