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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
digital education technology have empowered
people
all over the world
to take part in courses online.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Eliademy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
demand
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
People want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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