MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
electronic education technology have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online classes.
MOOC classes are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Wellesley College to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
undertakings.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
need for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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