MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
topics
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
e-learning technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massively open online courses are
commonly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online education organizations
are having to attend to
now that online education technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Greenland to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
significant new open education
ventures.
Universities want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This thrilling new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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