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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
investigates
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
evolvements in
elearning technology have enabled
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Canada to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desideratum
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
new open education
initiatives.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This inspiring new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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