MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
analyzes
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
evolvements in
digital education technology are making it possible for
learners
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are quite a few
topics that
learning technology institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
promising new open education
ventures.
Educators want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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