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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
e-learning enable
people
all over the world
to take classes online.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
e-learning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Utah Valley University to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to comprehend how
MOOCs are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Teachers want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This authoritative new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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