MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
digital education technology have empowered
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses online.
These massive online courses are
normally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
elearning technology institutions
are struggling with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can we
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
need
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This exciting new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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