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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
reviews
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
advancements in
digital education technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
are struggling with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can organizations
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
MOOEC to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
People want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
need for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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