MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massively open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are considering
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Cayman Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Intellectuals want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
demand for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This gripping new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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