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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
describes
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
learners
all over the world
to be participants in courses 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.
MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can learners
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
undertakings.
Corporations want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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