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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
studies
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
online education have enabled
humans
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
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 massive open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
distance learning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
assure that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can we
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Dominican Republic to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Scientists want
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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