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 this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
online education technology are making it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
MOOC classes are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are several
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can organizations
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Academics want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
need for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education topics.
This intriguing new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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