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 the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
talks about
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
online education are making it possible for
students
all around the world
to take part in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
WizIQ to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Corporations want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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