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 this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
describes
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
elearning technology make it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
blended learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can we
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Guadeloupe to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desideratum
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
People want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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