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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
researches
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advances in
online education are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Swaziland to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
desideratum
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Professors want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
desire for
details
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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