MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
addresses
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
developments in
online learning technology have enabled
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
Massive open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning institutions
are considering
more than ever because online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can we
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
demand for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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