MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
online education technology are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOCs are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Aruba to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
want
to better comprehend
these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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