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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
distance learning have empowered
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes 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.
Massive open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
need
to better comprehend
these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Academics want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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