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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
e-learning have enabled
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online classes.
These massive open courses are
commonly 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.
Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist.
There are several
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Mauritius to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Instructors want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
demand for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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