MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
researches
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
online education have enabled
students
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
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.
These MOOCs are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can organizations
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Nauru to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
significant new open education
ventures.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
need for
details
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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