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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
topics
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advancements in
elearning are making it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
MOOC courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning organizations
are considering
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
demand for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also explores the
key 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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