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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
online education technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are numerous
topics that
online learning organizations
are considering
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Niger to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
Teachers want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational issues.
This authoritative new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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