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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
reviews
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
electronic education technology have empowered
humans
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes online.
These MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
must deal with
more than ever because online education technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Google+ to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desire
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
details
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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