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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
e-learning make it possible for
learners
all around the world
to take online courses.
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 MOOC classes are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Mongolia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
necessity
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Everyone wants
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
information
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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