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 this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
e-learning technology are enabling
learners
in nations all around the world
to participate 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 online MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
elearning technology institutions
must deal with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can students
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Teachers want
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
demand for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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