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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
evolvements in
blended learning technology are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
Massive open online courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
now that blended learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can organizations
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Dominican Republic to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
new open education
endeavours.
Universities want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This definitive new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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