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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
digital education technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Brown University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
undertakings.
Intellectuals want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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