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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
e-learning technology are providing the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
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.
Massive open online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online education institutions
are having to deal with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can we
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
necessity
to comprehend how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Educators want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also reviews the
major 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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