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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
electronic educational technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
e-learning institutions
are having to deal with
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Estonia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
experiments.
Trainers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
need for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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