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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
These MOOCs are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Public servants want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource issues.
This definitive new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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