MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
evolvements in
e-learning technology are empowering
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
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.
These MOOC classes are
normally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
elearning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
certify that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Washington to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
important new open education
ventures.
Lecturers want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
need for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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