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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
blended learning technology are enabling
learners
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
commonly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a lot of
issues that
learning technology institutions
are considering
now that online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can participants
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Nicaragua to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desire
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Professors want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This definitive new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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