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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
changes in
electronic education technology have made it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
learning technology institutions
have to consider
now that elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
need
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
Researchers want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
need for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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