MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
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
edited collection
which
talks about
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
e-learning technology are making it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can participants
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Colorado System to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desire
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
details
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education issues.
This sensational new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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