MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
researches
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advancements in
online education have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a lot of
topics that
elearning technology institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can we
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This thrilling new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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