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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
describes
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
evolvements in
online education are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
distance learning organizations
are having to deal with
now that learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can participants
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Professors want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This sensational new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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