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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
studies
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
gains in
online learning have made it possible for
learners
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOC courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can students
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
iversity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
open education
undertakings.
Researchers want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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