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 Around the World is a
edited collection
that
describes
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
learning technology have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massive online courses are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
blended learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can students
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Google+ to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to be aware of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
undertakings.
Scholars want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
need for
knowledge
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This gripping new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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