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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
These MOOC courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Thailand to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Researchers want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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