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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
articulates
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
evolvements in
electronic education technology make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOCs are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning technology organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can participants
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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