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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
digital education technology are providing the means for
humans
in nations all around the world
to participate in online courses.
These MOOC classes are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can organizations
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desire
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
want
to better comprehend
these
open education
experiments.
Corporations want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This definitive new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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