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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
digital education technology have made it possible for
learners
all over the world
to take online courses.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
blended learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
need
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Everyone wants
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education issues.
This amazing new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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