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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
elearning have enabled
people
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massively open online courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Brazil to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Teachers want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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