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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
elearning technology have empowered
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
Massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
blended learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because blended learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can learners
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Bhutan to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Researchers want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This authoritative new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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