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 the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
learning technology have made it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can organizations
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Namibia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online education becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Instructors want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This dramatic new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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