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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
investigates
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
blended learning technology make it possible for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online courses.
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.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
elearning technology organizations
must deal with
today because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
University of North Carolina to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
necessity
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
need for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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