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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
addresses
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
online education technology have empowered
students
all around the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online learning institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Monaco to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
demand for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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