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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
learning technology enable
learners
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can learners
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Aland to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
important new open education
undertakings.
Professors want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational topics.
This inspiring new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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