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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
describes
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
learning technology have made it possible for
students
in nations all around the world
to take part in online classes.
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.
MOOC classes are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
e-learning organizations
are having to consider
now that technology-enhanced learning is
developing so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Clipperton Island to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
need
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
new open education
undertakings.
Academics want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
need for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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