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 the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
describes
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
learning technology have enabled
people
all over the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to consider
today because online education technology is
developing so fast.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can teachers
make sure that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
demand
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
new open education
initiatives.
Universities want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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