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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
describes
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
blended learning are empowering
humans
all around the world
to participate in classes online.
These massively open online courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open educational
ventures.
Trainers want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
demand for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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