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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
investigates
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
evolvements in
online learning technology make it possible for
people
all over the world
to take courses online.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Ascension to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Scholars want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This stimulating new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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