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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
distance learning technology are empowering
humans
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online education institutions
must deal with
now that online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can institutions
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Saint Barthelemy to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desire
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
these
new open education
endeavours.
Scholars want
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
desideratum for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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