MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
researches
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
distance learning are providing the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
ensure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can institutions
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Japan to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Trainers want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
growing
demand for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This exciting new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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