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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
addresses
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
online learning technology are enabling
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in online classes.
These online MOOCs are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can students
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Israel to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
open education
endeavours.
Teachers want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
desideratum for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This thrilling new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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