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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
elearning technology make it possible for
people
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
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.
MOOC courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are many
topics that
online learning technology institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can we
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Italy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Teachers want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
desire for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This definitive new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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