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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
evolvements in
online education have provided the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
MOOC courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can learners
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Professors want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
need for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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