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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
blended learning have empowered
students
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning organizations
must deal with
more than ever because online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can learners
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Vatican City to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Everyone wants
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also deals with the
major 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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