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 this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
researches
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
evolvements in
electronic educational technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes online.
These MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
necessity
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This amazing new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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