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 this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
online learning are empowering
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes online.
These MOOC classes are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online education institutions
are dealing with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Students want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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