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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
talks about
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
blended learning technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
Massively open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
now that blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can participants
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
important new open education
experiments.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
need for
details
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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