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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
evolvements in
e-learning technology have empowered
humans
in nations all aver the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Aruba to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
demand
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
desideratum for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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