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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
evolvements in
online education technology are enabling
people
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
These MOOC classes are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning organizations
have to deal with
today because blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desideratum
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open education
experiments.
Professors want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education issues.
This book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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