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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
learning technology are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to take online classes.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
have to consider
now that e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
these
fascinating new open educational
undertakings.
Public servants want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education topics.
This new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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