MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
explores
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
electronic education technology are enabling
learners
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can learners
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Pridnestrovie (Transnistria) to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
need
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
open educational
endeavours.
Academics want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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