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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
gains in
elearning are enabling
humans
all over the world
to take online courses.
These online MOOCs are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can organizations
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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