MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advancements in
online education technology have empowered
people
all around the world
to take part in courses online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massively open online courses are
mostly 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 a variety of
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can participants
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Zambia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
ventures.
Trainers want
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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