MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
e-learning have provided the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
normally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
elearning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
France to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
want
to understand
these
open education
initiatives.
Corporations want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
desire for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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