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 the exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
describes
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
online education are enabling
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
These MOOCs are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to consider
now that online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
want
to better comprehend
these
new open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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