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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
articulates
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
distance learning have enabled
students
all over the world
to take part in online courses.
Massive open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
need
to better perceive
these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Academics want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
desire for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This scholarly new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|