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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
investigates
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
online education technology are providing the means for
learners
all around the world
to take part in online classes.
These massive open courses are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Universities want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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