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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
articulates
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
elearning are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These online MOOCs are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
distance learning organizations
are dealing with
now that online education technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can institutions
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Sudan to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Academics want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This gripping new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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