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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
learning technology have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
now that online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Sweden to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Academics want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This thrilling new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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