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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
blended learning are providing the means for
learners
all over the world
to participate in online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are considering
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
would like
to better grasp
these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Instructors want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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