MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
gains in
learning technology have enabled
people
in nations all around the world
to take classes online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
learning technology institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can participants
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Bouvet Island to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Instructors want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This definitive new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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