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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
reviews
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
technology-enhanced learning are enabling
students
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
These MOOCs are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
must deal with
now that distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can institutions
certify that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can we
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Students want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
need for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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