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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
changes in
digital education technology enable
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Open2Study to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desideratum
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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