MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
blended learning are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
necessity
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Students want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
need for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This dramatic new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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