MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
distance learning enable
students
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
elearning technology institutions
are having to deal with
now that online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
need for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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