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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
elearning have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These online MOOCs are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that online education technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Vatican City to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
need
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This inspiring new book
also considers 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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