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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
online education are empowering
people
all around the world
to take online classes.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These online MOOCs are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are dealing with
now that online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
MOOEC to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
need
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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