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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
learners
all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Barbados to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Intellectuals want
to grasp how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This definitive new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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