MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
reviews
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
electronic education technology have made it possible for
humans
all over the world
to take part in online courses.
These massive open courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Instructors want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
desire for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This gripping new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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