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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
describes
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
distance learning have made it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massive open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
British Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desideratum
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Educators want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
information
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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