MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
evolvements in
electronic educational technology have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOC classes are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to attend to
now that technology-enhanced learning is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Minnesota to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
need
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Public servants want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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