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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
addresses
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
digital education technology enable
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOC classes are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
e-learning technology institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to be aware of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Teachers want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
desideratum for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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