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 this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
researches
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
digital education technology have made it possible for
learners
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning institutions
have to consider
now that online education technology is
developing so quickly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Kirkwood Community College to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Public servants want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
need for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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