MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
evolvements in
digital education technology enable
people
all around the world
to participate in classes 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.
These MOOC classes are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning institutions
have to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can institutions
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
France to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Corporations want
to comprehend how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational topics.
This definitive new book
also articulates 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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