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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
reviews
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
blended learning technology are empowering
students
all over the world
to participate in online classes.
These MOOC courses are
commonly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
blended learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Bouvet Island to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
People want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This authoritative new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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