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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
online learning have made it possible for
humans
all over the world
to participate in courses 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
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online learning institutions
have to deal with
now that online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
ensure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to be aware of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
open education
undertakings.
Students want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
need for
details
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This exciting new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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