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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
studies
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
online education technology are making it possible for
humans
all over the world
to participate in online classes.
These massive open courses are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Johnston Atoll to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
important new open education
experiments.
Scientists want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
demand for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This amazing new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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