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 the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
blended learning technology make it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Open2Study to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
available there is a
desideratum
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Universities want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
desideratum for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This inspiring new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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