MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
reviews
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
distance learning are providing the means for
students
all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Uzbekistan to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
need
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
new open education
endeavours.
Corporations want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
demand for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This exciting new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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