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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
analyzes
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
electronic education technology are empowering
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can we
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desire
to be aware of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
important new open education
experiments.
Trainers want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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