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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
developments in
elearning have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOC classes are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online learning technology institutions
have to deal with
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can participants
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
need
to better comprehend
these
interesting new open educational
undertakings.
Universities want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This exciting new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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