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
examines
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
electronic education technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take online classes.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can organizations
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Teachers want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
need for
details
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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