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 the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
online education have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
distance learning organizations
are dealing with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can organizations
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
necessity
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
would like
to understand
these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
demand for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational issues.
This new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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