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 this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
investigates
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
online education technology enable
learners
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These online MOOC courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to consider
now that online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can learners
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Indonesia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
necessity
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better perceive
these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Trainers want
to know how
MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This gripping new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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