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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
online learning technology have provided the means for
learners
all around the world
to take part in online classes.
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.
MOOCs are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning institutions
are dealing with
today because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Canvas Network to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Corporations want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This interesting new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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