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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
developments in
digital education technology enable
people
in nations all aver the world
to take online courses.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are quite a few
issues that
blended learning organizations
are having to consider
today because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
open education
undertakings.
Professors want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
need for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This sensational new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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