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 this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
researches
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
online learning technology make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning technology organizations
must deal with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Google+ to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
fascinating new open education
ventures.
Students want
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
need for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|