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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
addresses
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
learners
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to consider
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
British Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
necessity
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Professors want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
desire for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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