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 the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advancements in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to consider
today because blended learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can we
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Gibraltar to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
People want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This amazing new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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