MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
addresses
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
technology-enhanced learning make it possible for
students
all over the world
to be participants in classes online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These MOOC classes are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
e-learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Australia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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