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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
explores
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
electronic education technology make it possible for
learners
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning organizations
are dealing with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Slovenia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desideratum
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Academics want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
need for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|
