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 this exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
describes
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
distance learning are making it possible for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOCs are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
elearning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
widespread there is a
necessity
to perceive how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To handle this
developing
desideratum for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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