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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
talks about
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
online learning make it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
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 massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are considering
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
University of North Carolina to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to comprehend how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open education
ventures.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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