MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
explores
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advancements in
distance learning technology are empowering
people
in nations all around the world
to take online courses.
These massive open online courses are
commonly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can organizations
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Vatican City to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Scientists want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
desire for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This interesting new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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