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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
gains in
e-learning technology have enabled
learners
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
elearning organizations
are having to attend to
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
certify that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
would like
to better grasp
these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
In response to this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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