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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
reviews
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
MOOC courses are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online learning technology organizations
are having to consider
today because online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
ventures.
Instructors want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education issues.
This sensational new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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