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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
researches
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
evolvements in
distance learning enable
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
distance learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
certify that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
Instructors want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
demand for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education topics.
This intriguing new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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