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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
investigates
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
digital education technology have enabled
students
in nations all aver the world
to take courses online.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online education institutions
are dealing with
now that learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
need
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Scholars want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This exciting new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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