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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
learning technology are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education organizations
are considering
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
certify that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Mauritania to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Everyone wants
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
demand for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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