MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
e-learning technology have enabled
learners
all over the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning technology institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can students
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
need
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
important new open education
ventures.
Trainers want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
need for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This amazing new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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