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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
electronic educational technology make it possible for
humans
all over the world
to take online classes.
These MOOC classes are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
certify that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can students
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Malta to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
important new open education
experiments.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
need for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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