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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
elearning have made it possible for
humans
in nations all around the world
to take courses online.
These massive open courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology institutions
are struggling with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can educators
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can we
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Bulgaria to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
necessity
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Trainers want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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