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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
explores
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
electronic education technology have empowered
students
all around the world
to participate in online courses.
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 massive open courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
now that online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can learners
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Guatemala to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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