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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
evolvements in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
These massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology organizations
are dealing with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can students
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Mali to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
necessity
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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