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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
studies
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
elearning technology have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
MOOCs are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
blended learning organizations
are considering
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Johnston Atoll to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Intellectuals want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
need for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This definitive new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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