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
book
that
considers
topics
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
distance learning technology are empowering
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses online.
These massive online courses are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
elearning institutions
are struggling with
now that blended learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
need for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|