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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
articulates
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to be participants in classes online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massive open courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can students
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Portugal to conduct these MOOC courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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