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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advancements in
e-learning are empowering
people
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Netherlands Antilles to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to know how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
desire for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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