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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
studies
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
blended learning technology are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning technology organizations
must deal with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
need
to be aware of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Academics want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
need for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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