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 the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
electronic education technology have enabled
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
need
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Trainers want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
demand for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This exciting new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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