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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advancements in
online learning technology make it possible for
people
all around the world
to take classes online.
These massive open online courses are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online education organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
need for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This scholarly new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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