MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
talks about
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
learning technology have provided the means for
humans
all over the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These MOOC courses are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can we
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Kuwait to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desideratum
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
these
intriguing new open education
undertakings.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education topics.
This gripping new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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