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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
describes
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
electronic educational technology make it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are having to attend to
today because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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