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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
elearning have enabled
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
elearning technology institutions
are dealing with
now that elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Cape Verde to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
open educational
initiatives.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
demand for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education issues.
This book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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