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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
digital education technology are enabling
students
in nations all aver the world
to take online classes.
These online MOOCs are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Korea, South to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
necessity
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
undertakings.
Educators want
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This thrilling new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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