MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
investigates
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
online education technology have enabled
students
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are several
topics that
online education organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Researchers want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
desire for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This thrilling new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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