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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advancements in
digital education technology are making it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
Massive open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desire
to comprehend how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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