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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
students
all over the world
to take online courses.
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.
MOOC classes are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education organizations
are dealing with
today because distance learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can learners
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Korea, South to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desideratum
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
need for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This stimulating new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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