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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
gains in
e-learning are providing the means for
humans
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
blended learning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to comprehend how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Trainers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This dramatic new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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