MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
online learning technology have empowered
people
all over the world
to take part in classes online.
These MOOC classes are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desideratum
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
desire
to better perceive
these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To respond to this
increasing
demand for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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