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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
changes in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
MOOC classes are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can participants
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
undertakings.
Trainers want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This gripping new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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