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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
talks about
subjects
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
learning technology are empowering
students
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
are struggling with
today because learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
need
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open education
endeavours.
Professors want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
desideratum for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This intriguing new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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