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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
distance learning technology are empowering
humans
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online education organizations
have to deal with
now that online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can institutions
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Ross Dependency to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to comprehend how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
open education
initiatives.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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