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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
talks about
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online education institutions
must deal with
today because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
need for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This inspiring new book
also addresses 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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