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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advancements in
learning technology are empowering
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOC courses are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
e-learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can we
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
these
open education
experiments.
Academics want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
increasing
desire for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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