MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
researches
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
evolvements in
online education have provided the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
These massively open online courses are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Uruguay to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
need for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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