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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
evolvements in
online learning technology have empowered
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online education organizations
have to deal with
today because blended learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can participants
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This exciting new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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