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 is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
learners
all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
These massive online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
demand for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This scholarly new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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