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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
explores
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
developments in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
learners
all over the world
to take online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can students
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to comprehend how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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