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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
describes
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
evolvements in
distance learning technology are enabling
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning institutions
are struggling with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
need
to better comprehend
these
important new open education
ventures.
Public servants want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education topics.
This intriguing new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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