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
edited collection
that
reviews
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
distance learning enable
people
in nations all around the world
to take courses 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 massively open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
make sure that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
promising new open education
ventures.
Intellectuals want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This amazing new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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