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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
explores
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
technology-enhanced learning are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning organizations
must deal with
today because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Costa Rica to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
necessity
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
undertakings.
Professors want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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