MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
articulates
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
e-learning are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
Massive open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to attend to
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Norway to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desideratum
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Public servants want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This interesting new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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