MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for
humans
in nations all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
e-learning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can learners
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desire
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Everybody wants
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
desire for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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