MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
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
which
reviews
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
advancements in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Greenland to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
ventures.
Scholars want
to know how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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