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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
electronic education technology have enabled
students
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can learners
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
need
to better grasp
these
new open education
initiatives.
Trainers want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This definitive new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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