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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
elearning technology have empowered
students
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in online classes.
These MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
certify that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can organizations
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Rwanda to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
need
to better perceive
these
new open educational
experiments.
People want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This definitive new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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