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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
articulates
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
online learning have provided the means for
students
all around the world
to take online classes.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
blended learning organizations
must deal with
today because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience.
How can institutions
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Bhutan to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Universities want
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
desideratum for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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