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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These online MOOCs are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can learners
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desideratum
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
demand for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This definitive new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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