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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
gains in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
humans
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massive open courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology organizations
must deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can participants
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
demand
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
demand for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|