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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
gains in
elearning enable
students
all around the world
to participate in online classes.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massive open courses are
mostly 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.
There are several
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
necessity
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to understand
these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This dramatic new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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