MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
articulates
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
electronic education technology are enabling
learners
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Professors want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
demand for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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