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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
talks about
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
online education make it possible for
students
in nations all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desire
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
need for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|