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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
addresses
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
blended learning are making it possible for
students
all over the world
to take online courses.
MOOC classes are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning technology institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can participants
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desideratum
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
desire for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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