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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
elearning have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online education organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
need for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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