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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
online education technology are providing the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
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.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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