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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
addresses
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
online education technology are providing the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
today because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desire
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
desire for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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