MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advancements in
learning technology are enabling
students
all around the world
to take online courses.
These massively open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
undertakings.
Everyone wants
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also articulates the
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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