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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
studies
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
These MOOC courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can participants
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Ascension to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Lecturers want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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