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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
researches
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
learning technology are enabling
people
in nations all around the world
to take online classes.
These massive open courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
assure that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Jarvis Island to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
need
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
initiatives.
Public servants want
to comprehend how
MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
demand for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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