MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
electronic educational technology are enabling
humans
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
blended learning organizations
are dealing with
now that online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Brazil to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
undertakings.
Teachers want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
need for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This intriguing new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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