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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
subjects
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
distance learning are making it possible for
learners
all over the world
to be participants in classes online.
These massively open online courses are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to be aware of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
demand for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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