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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
online education are empowering
people
in nations all aver the world
to take online courses.
These massively open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desideratum
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
ventures.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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