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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
electronic education technology are making it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
e-learning institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can participants
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
ventures.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
need for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This sensational new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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