MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Modern
developments in
distance learning technology are enabling
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
These MOOC classes are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Clemson University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
demand
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
promising new open education
endeavours.
People want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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