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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advances in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can learners
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Duke University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
need
to better perceive
these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Lecturers want
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This stimulating new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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