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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
explores
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
learning technology have enabled
humans
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
These MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education.
How can learners
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Belize to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
demand
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
endeavours.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
need for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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