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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
researches
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
evolvements in
distance learning have provided the means for
students
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
These MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
e-learning organizations
are dealing with
now that distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC classes?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desideratum
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
initiatives.
Students want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This definitive new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|