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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
distance learning are making it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in classes 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.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to struggle with
now that distance learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can learners
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Cayman Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
initiatives.
Researchers want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This gripping new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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