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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
studies
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
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.
MOOCs are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can we
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Belize to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
need for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This sensational new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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