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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
electronic educational technology make it possible for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
MOOCs are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
demand
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Scholars want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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