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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
changes in
learning technology make it possible for
people
all over the world
to take classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Guinea-Bissau to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desire
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
endeavours.
Instructors want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
need for
details
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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