MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
online learning technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
MOOC courses are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can institutions
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
New Zealand to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Scientists want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
demand for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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