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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
studies
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
developments in
digital education technology have made it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in online classes.
These massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
blended learning organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Universities want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
desire for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational subjects.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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