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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
developments in
e-learning are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are considering
today because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
guarantee that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Michigan to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
People want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
desire for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This gripping new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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