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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
studies
subjects
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
developments in
distance learning have provided the means for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take part in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
need for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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