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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
online learning enable
people
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology organizations
must deal with
today because learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Rwanda to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
experiments.
Trainers want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
need for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This inspiring new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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