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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Modern
gains in
electronic educational technology have empowered
people
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to perceive how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
ventures.
Researchers want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
desideratum for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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