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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
technology-enhanced learning enable
people
all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
today because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can learners
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Czech Republic to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
Public servants want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
details
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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