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 the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
developments in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These online MOOCs are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
advancing so fast.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can institutions
assure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can students
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Nepal to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
open education
undertakings.
Scientists want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This exciting new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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