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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
e-learning technology institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can institutions
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
undertakings.
Educators want
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
need for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This dramatic new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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