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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
describes
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
e-learning technology make it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can institutions
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Northwestern University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
open education
initiatives.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
desire for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This inspiring new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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