MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
distance learning technology are empowering
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
These MOOC courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can learners
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Vanuatu to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
widespread there is a
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
important new open education
experiments.
Everyone wants
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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