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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
developments in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to participate in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are considering
today because online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
need
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Public servants want
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
desire for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This book
also examines the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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