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 this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
learners
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
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 MOOCs are
commonly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are considering
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can students
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
WizIQ to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Lecturers want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
demand for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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