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
that
studies
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
electronic educational technology enable
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning organizations
are struggling with
now that online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can we
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Canada to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Trainers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
demand for
details
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This intriguing new book
also studies 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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