MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to take classes online.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
for learners 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.
There are quite a few
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
British Sovereign Base Areas to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desideratum
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This authoritative new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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