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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
addresses
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
elearning technology have made it possible for
students
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning institutions
have to deal with
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
assure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Trainers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
demand for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This definitive new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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