MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
advances in
online education are empowering
people
in nations all around the world
to take online courses.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOC classes are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
elearning institutions
are having to attend to
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Honduras to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
need
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Professors want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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