MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
online education technology are empowering
students
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
These MOOC courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
e-learning organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can stakeholders
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Syria to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
available there is a
desideratum
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Instructors want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This exciting new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|