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 this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
evolvements in
electronic education technology have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education institutions
are having to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Corporations want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This thrilling new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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