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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
electronic educational technology make it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology institutions
are dealing with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Afghanistan to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
need
to better understand
these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To meet this
developing
need for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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