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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
gains in
digital education technology are enabling
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are quite a few
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Trainers want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This exciting new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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