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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
investigates
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massively open online courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Georgetown University to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
fascinating new open educational
undertakings.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
facts
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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