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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
researches
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOC courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning organizations
must deal with
today because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Jordan to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
desire
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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