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 this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
talks about
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advancements in
online education enable
learners
all around the world
to take part in courses online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
MOOCs are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
Teachers want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
desire for
details
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This amazing new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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