MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in online classes.
MOOCs are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
elearning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can organizations
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
necessity
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
significant new open education
experiments.
People want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
demand for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This stimulating new book
also talks about the
key 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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