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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
reviews
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
distance learning have made it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in classes online.
These massive online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can students
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Academics want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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