MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
analyzes
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
electronic educational technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOC courses are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning technology institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
University of Colorado System to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
demand
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
important new open education
initiatives.
Scholars want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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