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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
researches
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
elearning technology are providing the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massive open courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online education organizations
must deal with
now that online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can participants
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Canvas Network to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education becomes more
available there is a
growing
desideratum
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Instructors want
to comprehend how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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