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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
electronic education technology have empowered
people
all over the world
to take part in classes online.
These MOOCs are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a lot of
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
are dealing with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can students
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desideratum
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
ventures.
Trainers want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This scholarly new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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