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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
advances in
digital education technology have empowered
humans
in all parts of the world
to take 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.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
desideratum
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
want
to better comprehend
these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Universities want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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