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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
now that learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desideratum
to perceive how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
People want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education issues.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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