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 the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
talks about
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
e-learning technology are empowering
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
now that blended learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can students
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Tokelau to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
available there is a
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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