MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
changes in
e-learning technology are enabling
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses 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.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
elearning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can participants
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Teachers want
to grasp how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This exciting new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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