MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
studies
subjects
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advancements in
distance learning enable
humans
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Cyprus to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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