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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
improvements in
technology-enhanced learning have enabled
humans
all around the world
to take courses online.
MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
elearning institutions
are dealing with
now that learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Saint Helena to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
important new open education
endeavours.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
desire for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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