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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
blended learning are empowering
students
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
today because blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
these
important new open education
ventures.
Academics want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This thrilling new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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