MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
changes in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
learners
all around the world
to participate in online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
commonly free
for learners 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 quite a few
topics that
elearning technology institutions
have to deal with
now that elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
San Diego County Office of Education to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
necessity
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
these
new open education
experiments.
Scientists want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
demand for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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