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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
online education have empowered
students
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These online MOOC courses are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
blended learning organizations
have to deal with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desideratum
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Academics want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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