MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
elearning technology have empowered
students
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
elearning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education.
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
available there is a
developing
need
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
demand for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education issues.
This dramatic new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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