MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
learners
all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
blended learning organizations
are dealing with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Kazakhstan to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational issues.
This definitive new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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