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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
elearning make it possible for
students
all around the world
to take courses online.
Massive open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online education institutions
have to deal with
now that elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
ensure that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can learners
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
desire
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Teachers want
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
need for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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