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 this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
online education technology have made it possible for
learners
in nations all around the world
to take online courses.
MOOCs are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can participants
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Duke University to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desideratum
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open education
experiments.
Everyone wants
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
demand for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This exciting new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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