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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
explores
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
changes in
technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
blended learning organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can institutions
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
desire for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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