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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
developments in
elearning have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are having to deal with
today because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can institutions
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Tuvalu to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Educators want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
desideratum for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This amazing new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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