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 this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
distance learning make it possible for
students
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
elearning institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
guarantee that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
need
to be aware of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Corporations want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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