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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
describes
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to participate in courses online.
These massive online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can participants
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
The University of Chicago to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Educators want
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This thrilling new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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