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 the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
online learning are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
customarily 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 several
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
have to consider
today because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can we
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
these
new open educational
endeavours.
Corporations want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This stimulating new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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