MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
explores
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for
learners
in all parts of 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.
These massive online courses are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Georgia to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Scholars want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This exciting new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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