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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
evolvements in
distance learning are enabling
humans
all around the world
to participate in courses online.
These massive open courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
elearning technology organizations
are considering
more than ever because distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Professors want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This interesting new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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