MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advancements in
elearning technology are making it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
now that online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
demand for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This dramatic new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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