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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
electronic education technology are empowering
humans
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOC courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
University of North Carolina to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
need
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
need
to understand
these
open education
experiments.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education topics.
This intriguing new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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