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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
studies
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
advances in
electronic educational technology are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes online.
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 online courses are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
certify that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can we
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Navassa Island to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
need
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
desire for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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