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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advancements in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
learners
all over the world
to take part in online courses.
These massive open courses are
free
for learners 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 many
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
today because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Renton Technical College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
ventures.
Everybody wants
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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