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 the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
technology-enhanced learning have empowered
learners
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning institutions
must deal with
now that online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Bosnia and Herzegovina to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
need
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
ventures.
Public servants want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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