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 the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
digital education technology have made it possible for
learners
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can institutions
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Peninsula College to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Teachers want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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