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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
talks about
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
distance learning technology have enabled
learners
all around the world
to take online courses.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These online MOOCs are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can we
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Azerbaijan to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Educators want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
need for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This sensational new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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