MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
digital education technology have enabled
learners
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can students
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Broward College to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Trainers want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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