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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
e-learning are enabling
people
all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massively open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning institutions
are struggling with
now that online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Guam to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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