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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
online education technology are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
customarily free
for students 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 numerous
issues that
e-learning organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can learners
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Tonga to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to perceive how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
new open education
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This inspiring new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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