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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
analyzes
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
gains in
learning technology enable
learners
all over the world
to be participants in classes online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
for students 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.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are several
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to attend to
today because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Indonesia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open education
ventures.
Scientists want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
desire for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This inspiring new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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