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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advancements in
online education enable
people
all over the world
to take classes online.
These MOOCs are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
distance learning institutions
must deal with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can organizations
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Universities want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This intriguing new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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