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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
analyzes
subjects
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
evolvements in
digital education technology have made it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
certify that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Researchers want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
need for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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