MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
studies
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
advances in
online learning technology have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
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 online MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
elearning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desideratum
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Students want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
need for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This authoritative new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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