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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
distance learning are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are numerous
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are struggling with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Educators want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
demand for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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