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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
addresses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
electronic education technology are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning technology institutions
must deal with
now that elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
People want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This gripping new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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