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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
distance learning are making it possible for
students
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
These massive open courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online education organizations
have to deal with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can we
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
abundant there is a
necessity
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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