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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
researches
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advancements in
online learning technology are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can we
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
One Month to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Everyone wants
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|