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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
describes
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
blended learning technology are enabling
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses online.
These massive open courses are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
certify that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Wake Island to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This gripping new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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