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 this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
describes
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
digital education technology are enabling
humans
all around the world
to take online courses.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massively open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are struggling with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can students
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning becomes more
widespread there is a
necessity
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Academics want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
need for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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