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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
analyzes
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
evolvements in
blended learning technology enable
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
These MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are quite a few
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can learners
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Seattle Central Community College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Corporations want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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