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 the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
distance learning have made it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
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 massively open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
are considering
today because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Georgetown University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
important new open education
ventures.
Researchers want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
demand for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This amazing new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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