MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
online learning make it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
MOOC classes are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning technology organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
France to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
interesting new open education
undertakings.
Professors want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
demand for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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