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 Around the World is a
book
that
explores
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advances in
online education have provided the means for
learners
in nations all around the world
to participate in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are many
topics that
learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can students
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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