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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
describes
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
distance learning have made it possible for
students
all over the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOCs are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
now that online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
assure that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Vatican City to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
desideratum
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Corporations want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
need for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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