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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
distance learning technology are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes online.
These MOOC classes are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning technology organizations
are having to consider
now that learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can learners
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
need for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This authoritative new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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