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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
online education technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
initiatives.
Corporations want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
need for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This authoritative new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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