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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
distance learning have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can organizations
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Austria to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
open education
initiatives.
Scientists want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This inspiring new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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