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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
articulates
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
online education technology enable
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
Massive open online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a variety of
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to attend to
now that online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can we
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
demand
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Educators want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This thrilling new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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