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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
online learning technology are making it possible for
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes online.
These online MOOCs are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
now that distance learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Washington to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to comprehend how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This book
also analyzes the
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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