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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
explores
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
changes in
blended learning technology have empowered
humans
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to struggle with
now that learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can we
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
British Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
ventures.
Academics want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
details
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This interesting new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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