MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
subjects
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
blended learning technology are empowering
students
all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are several
subjects that
blended learning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
certify that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
desire
to understand
these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Professors want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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