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
that
reviews
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
humans
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are several
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to consider
now that distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
be assured that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Saint Barthelemy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
these
exciting new open education
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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