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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
studies
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
online education are providing the means for
humans
all around the world
to take online courses.
These massive online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can students
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
ventures.
Trainers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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