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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
explores
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advancements in
online learning have empowered
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
These massive open courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online education institutions
are having to struggle with
now that learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
necessity
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Teachers want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
need for
details
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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