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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advancements in
digital education technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a lot of
topics that
learning technology institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can we
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open education
experiments.
Corporations want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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