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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
These massive online courses are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
blended learning institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can institutions
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
ventures.
Lecturers want
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
demand for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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