MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
describes
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
online education are empowering
people
all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can institutions
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Guinea to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
demand
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open education
ventures.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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