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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
online learning are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to take courses online.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning organizations
are dealing with
more than ever because learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Spain to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As online education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desire
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
undertakings.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
need for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This authoritative new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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