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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
distance learning technology are empowering
people
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Papua New Guinea to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
new open educational
undertakings.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education topics.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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