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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
elearning are empowering
learners
all over the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Washington to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
open education
ventures.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This authoritative new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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