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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
online education technology have provided the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
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 massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
e-learning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Slovenia to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
demand
to be aware of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
Researchers want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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