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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
distance learning are providing the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
blended learning institutions
are having to attend to
now that e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desideratum
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
important new open education
initiatives.
Teachers want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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