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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
e-learning have provided the means for
learners
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
typically free
for students 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 many
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
assure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can we
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Johnston Atoll to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
Students want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
need for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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