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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
evolvements in
online education technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can learners
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Seychelles to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desire
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open education
endeavours.
People want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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