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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
studies
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
MOOCs are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online learning institutions
must deal with
now that blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Uzbekistan to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
these
new open education
ventures.
Students want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
developing
need for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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