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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
investigates
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
learning technology make it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
today because distance learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can learners
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
People want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
demand for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational topics.
This scholarly new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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