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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
electronic education technology have enabled
students
all around the world
to take part in classes online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
Massive open online courses are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
blended learning organizations
must deal with
today because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Belgium to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
need
to better understand
these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Academics want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
demand for
information
the 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 stimulating new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|
