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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
topics
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses online.
These massive open online courses are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online learning institutions
must deal with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can teachers
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desideratum
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
People want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This inspiring new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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