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 Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
online learning technology enable
students
all over the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online education organizations
have to deal with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Aland to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
desideratum for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This sensational new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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