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 this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
elearning technology are enabling
learners
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
need
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This exciting new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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