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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
learning technology are enabling
people
all around the world
to take courses online.
These massive open courses are
commonly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Utah Valley University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This scholarly new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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