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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
changes in
elearning technology are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
Massive open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online learning organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Malaysia to conduct these MOOC courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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