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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
investigates
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
technology-enhanced learning are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
MOOCs are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can teachers
certify that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
need for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This interesting new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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