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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
describes
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
elearning technology enable
students
in nations all aver the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning organizations
have to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can participants
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Everybody wants
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
desideratum for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This interesting new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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