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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
talks about
topics
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
digital education technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
e-learning technology organizations
are struggling with
today because online education technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desire
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
demand for
details
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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