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 the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
articulates
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
evolvements in
online education technology are making it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can students
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
interesting new open education
undertakings.
Educators want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
demand for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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