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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
digital education technology have empowered
learners
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desideratum
to be aware of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Teachers want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
desire for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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