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 the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
articulates
topics
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
elearning have empowered
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can institutions
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Scottsdale Community College to conduct these MOOC classes?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
fascinating new open education
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This stimulating new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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