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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
distance learning technology are empowering
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in online classes.
These massive online courses are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are struggling with
today because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these MOOCs?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desire
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Students want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This gripping new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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