MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
studies
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
blended learning have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes online.
These MOOCs are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online education institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
need
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Corporations want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
need for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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