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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
changes in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
learners
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
ventures.
Trainers want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
need for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This amazing new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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