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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
studies
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
online learning technology have empowered
students
all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massive open courses are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
now that blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can we
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Bermuda to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desire
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
these
promising new open education
experiments.
Public servants want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
desire for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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