MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a variety of
subjects that
e-learning technology organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
American Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
demand for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This book
also describes 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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