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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
elearning enable
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in online courses.
These MOOC classes are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education institutions
are dealing with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can learners
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
necessity
to be aware of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Corporations want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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