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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
describes
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advancements in
online education are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOC classes are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Marshall Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Students want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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