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 the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
articulates
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
e-learning have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
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 online MOOC courses are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
make sure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Cape Verde to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
these
new open education
ventures.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
demand for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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