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 this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
online education are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist.
There are many
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can students
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Ukraine to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
People want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education topics.
This dramatic new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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