MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
elearning have made it possible for
students
all around the world
to take classes online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Kingman Reef to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better perceive
these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Everybody wants
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
demand for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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