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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
technology-enhanced learning have enabled
learners
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can organizations
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Canada to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Corporations want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This interesting new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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