MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
developments in
online learning have enabled
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
These MOOC courses are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
elearning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
need
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This definitive new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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