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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
learning technology are empowering
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take part in 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 MOOCs are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online education institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of North Carolina to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Instructors want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
desire for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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