MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
evolvements in
elearning technology are providing the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
ventures.
Educators want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
desideratum for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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