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 this definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
talks about
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
blended learning technology make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These MOOC courses are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
are having to consider
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can we
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
necessity
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
need for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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