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 the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
developments in
online education enable
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education institutions
are considering
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can learners
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Portugal to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Scientists want
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
need for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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