MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
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
which
reviews
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
changes in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to be participants in classes online.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Kingman Reef to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
growing
need
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
open educational
endeavours.
Academics want
to know how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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