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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
articulates
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
blended learning technology make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
These MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can organizations
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desideratum
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Students want
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This gripping new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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