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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
online education have enabled
people
all around the world
to take courses online.
Massive open online courses are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are dealing with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
be assured that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
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
growing
need
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education topics.
This amazing new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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