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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
addresses
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
developments in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
Massive open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are struggling with
today because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
certify that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Saint Helena to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to perceive how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Professors want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This amazing new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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