MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
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 is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
evolvements in
e-learning are empowering
people
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
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 online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a lot of
topics that
elearning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
certify that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Sri Lanka to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
widespread there is a
necessity
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Professors want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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