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 the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
distance learning technology have empowered
people
all over the world
to take classes online.
These massive online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology organizations
have to consider
now that elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can participants
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
OpenupEd to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
demand for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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