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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are many
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Maldives to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
important new open education
undertakings.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
demand for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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