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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
addresses
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
electronic education technology enable
people
all over the world
to participate in online classes.
These MOOCs are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
learning technology organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can learners
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Costa Rica to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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