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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
distance learning technology have enabled
humans
all around the world
to participate in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can we
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Bowling Green State University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
necessity
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
undertakings.
Professors want
to know how
MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
need for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This sensational new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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