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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
distance learning technology enable
learners
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
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 numerous
subjects that
online learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Educators want
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
need for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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