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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
online education technology have empowered
people
all around the world
to take part in online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better grasp
these
important new open education
ventures.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
details
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This dramatic new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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