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 the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
MOOCs are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
today because online education technology is
improving so fast.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can learners
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Tonga to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desire
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
open education
undertakings.
Scientists want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
desire for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This exciting new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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