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 the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
e-learning enable
students
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
MOOC courses are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online education institutions
have to consider
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can organizations
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Public servants want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
need for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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