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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
online education technology make it possible for
learners
all over the world
to take courses online.
MOOCs are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology organizations
are struggling with
today because learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can we
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coral Sea Islands to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
desire for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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