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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
researches
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to take courses online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massively open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can organizations
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOCs?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
initiatives.
People want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
desideratum for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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