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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
online learning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOCs are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online learning institutions
are considering
now that online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
People want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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