MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
studies
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
distance learning technology have empowered
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
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 MOOCs are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are considering
now that elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can organizations
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Duke University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
promising new open education
experiments.
Students want
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This exciting new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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