MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
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
considers
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
elearning are providing the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can learners
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
California Institute of the Arts to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
desire
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
desire for
details
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education subjects.
This book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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