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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
distance learning are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
These online MOOCs are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
desire for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|