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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
gains in
e-learning have enabled
humans
all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
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 online courses are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Namibia to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
ventures.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
demand for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This exciting new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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