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
which
addresses
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
online education have empowered
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOCs are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Suriname to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desire
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
demand for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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