MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
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
that
investigates
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
advancements in
digital education technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These online MOOCs are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
blended learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Public servants want
to comprehend how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
need for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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