MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
talks about
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
changes in
distance learning technology have empowered
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive open courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning technology institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can we
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
desire
to understand
these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This stimulating new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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