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 this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
investigates
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
online learning have enabled
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
NovoEd to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
important new open education
experiments.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This sensational new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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