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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
studies
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
learners
all over the world
to take part in classes online.
These MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to consider
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Guinea-Bissau to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
promising new open education
experiments.
Educators want
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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