MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
electronic educational technology have empowered
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are numerous
topics that
online learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Panama to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
undertakings.
Scholars want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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