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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
improvements in
elearning have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online education organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Wellesley College to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
demand
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
undertakings.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This authoritative new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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