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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
learning technology make it possible for
learners
in nations all around the world
to take classes 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 massive online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
distance learning institutions
are dealing with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
certify that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can participants
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Mexico to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
demand
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
open educational
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
need for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This amazing new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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