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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massive online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
open education
undertakings.
Trainers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
need for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This definitive new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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