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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
studies
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
students
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can students
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Nigeria to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Universities want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
need for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This stimulating new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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