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
book
that
considers
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
distance learning are providing the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massive online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online learning organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
certify that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can we
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Italy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
these
important new open education
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Researchers want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
desire for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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