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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
electronic educational technology have made it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
need
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
new open education
undertakings.
Professors want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This gripping new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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