MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
changes in
digital education technology are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
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.
These MOOC classes are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
learning technology organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
be assured that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desideratum
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
need
to better perceive
these
open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This inspiring new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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