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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
describes
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
blended learning technology are enabling
learners
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online courses.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can organizations
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Laos to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
need for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This scholarly new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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