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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOC classes are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning technology institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Scholars want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
need for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This sensational new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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