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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
investigates
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
elearning are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
new open education
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
facts
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This interesting new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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