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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
studies
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
developments in
blended learning technology make it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online courses.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
Massive open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online learning technology institutions
are dealing with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
demand
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
ventures.
Instructors want
to comprehend how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
demand for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource issues.
This book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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