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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
subjects
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
digital education technology have enabled
learners
all over the world
to take part in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can stakeholders
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Researchers want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
demand for
details
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This exciting new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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