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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
online education technology are empowering
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
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.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Zambia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
these
important new open education
initiatives.
People want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
desideratum for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This sensational new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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