MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
elearning have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
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 MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
necessity
to perceive how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Universities want
to comprehend how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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