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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
online learning enable
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
These MOOC classes are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning technology institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
People want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This definitive new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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